Aaron Parks Little Big + Zinssou Quartet

Small can be absolutely great. That's the case with Aaron Parks Little Big, which counts four of the biggest musicians on the international jazz scene right now. Small simply doesn't get much bigger! And yet, for this evening you won't just get one, but two concerts. You can also experience the winner of Jazzkonkurrencen 2025: Zinssou Quartet.

Small can be absolutely great. That's the case with Aaron Parks Little Big, which counts four of the biggest musicians on the international jazz scene right now. They have a permanent base in The Big Apple, release one great album after another, and play on the world's biggest stages. Frontman Aaron Parks is called by many one of the greatest pianists of his generation. You understand that when you listen to him and Little Big, who in a wonderful way combine jazz, rock, and classical music in their genius innovative and wonderfully funky feel-good melodies. If you listen carefully, you can sense other great jazz voices like GoGo Penguin, Stanley Clark, and a touch of Weather Report in their genre-crossing music. Small simply doesn't get much bigger! And yet, for this evening you won't just get one, but two concerts. You can also experience the winner of Jazzkonkurrencen 2025: Zinssou Quartet. So it will be a big evening in little Kolding!

About Aaron Parks: The pianist Aaron Parks (born October 7, 1983) released his Blue Note debut album Invisible Cinema at age 25, after three Blue Note releases with trumpeter Terence Blanchard. BBC called it “one of the great albums of 2008.” JazzTimes described him as “a new visionary.” San Jose Mercury News named his album Alive in Japan Best Jazz Album of 2013.

He has released two albums on ECM Records, including a solo recording for piano and a trio album with Billy Hart and Ben Street. Parks has performed and recorded with artists such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dhafer Youssef, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ambrose Akinmusire, Gretchen Parlato, Kendrick Scott, and Marcus Miller, among many others. He is also a co-founder of the group James Farm together with Joshua Redman, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland.

His latest project, Aaron Parks Little Big, was praised by PopMatters as “a picture of what jazz can be in the new century.” The group released their debut album at the end of 2018, and the follow-up, Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man, was released in May 2020 to great praise from critics. Later the same year, Aaron was selected as one of six composers to participate in Sundance Institute’s prestigious Film Music and Sound Design Lab.

In 2022, he released two trio albums in collaboration with Matt Brewer and Eric Harland, and in October 2024, Aaron Parks Little Big III was released on Blue Note Records. Parks' music effortlessly combines elements of modern jazz, indie-rock, and Eastern tonalities, creating a completely unique and personal expression. His playing is characterized by lyrical beauty, rhythmic complexity, and harmonic refinement. He is praised for his ability to evoke emotions and reflection through his music, which has made him one of the most influential and respected jazz pianists of his generation. MusicWorks International.

Line-up: Aaron Parks (US): piano Greg Tuohey (NZ): guitar David Ginyard (US): bass Jongkuk Kim (KR): drums

About Carl Zinssou: Carl Zinssou is a young pianist and composer who writes energetic and emotionally charged music for his modern jazz quartet, which won the nationwide Jazzkonkurrencen organized by Jazz Danmark in 2025. With piano and cello in the front, the quartet blends elements from classical chamber music, traditional Nordic music, and modern expressive New York jazz. It's a band that isn't afraid to push the boundaries of what a modern jazz quartet can be. With its very unique sound, Zinssou Quartet has freed itself from genre thinking and taken a bit of the best from different worlds and soundscapes. With a refreshing approach to Nordic jazz and a strong presence on stage, Zinssou Quartet locks the listener into a sensitive, expressive, and playful universe that stays in mind, body, and soul. In 2026, the band will release its first album, from which they will play numbers at Godset.

Line-up: Carl Zinssou: piano Maiken Thunbo: cello Elias Hvidtfeldt: bass Lasse Gerup: drums

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